#42C231#42C231
#42C231 is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.212 H 141.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C231 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 194, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(113, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(113, 75%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 74.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -60.86, 58.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 84.59, 136.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.65% -0.1661 0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.65% 0.212 141.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0918, 39.9613, 9.4542) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 2.80
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 2.87
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.32
Frog Green
#58BC08
ΔE00 3.87
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 4.43
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C231 #B131C2
analogous
#8AC231 #42C231 #31C269
triadic
#42C231 #3142C2 #C23142
tetradic
#42C231 #318AC2 #B131C2 #C26931
square
#42C231 #318AC2 #B131C2 #C26931
split-complementary
#42C231 #6931C2 #C2318A
monochromatic
#216018 #319125 #42C231 #69D65B #96E28C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#42C231 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#42C231 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C231
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C231 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C231 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B012
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A641
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#28BCA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c231; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 194, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.212 141.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d673',
500: '#42c231',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c231; $custom-light: #87d673; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c231",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 194,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 112.966,
"s": 59.671,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71654,
"c": 0.21237,
"h": 141.5
},
"luminance": 0.39964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C231
secondary
#C383CC
accent
#45E3D0
background
#F9FDF7
surface
#F1FAED
border
#CBD3C8
text
#0D1409
muted
#7E837B